| Rank |
County |
Population (2012) |
| 1 |
Fairfax County, Virginia
|
1,118,602
|
| 2 |
Virginia Beach city, Virginia
|
447,021
|
| 3 |
Prince William County, Virginia
|
430,289
|
| 4 |
Loudoun County, Virginia
|
336,898
|
| 5 |
Chesterfield County, Virginia
|
323,856
|
| 6 |
Henrico County, Virginia
|
314,932
|
| 7 |
Norfolk city, Virginia
|
245,782
|
| 8 |
Chesapeake city, Virginia
|
228,417
|
| 9 |
Arlington County, Virginia
|
221,045
|
| 10 |
Richmond city, Virginia
|
210,309
|
| 11 |
Newport News city, Virginia
|
180,726
|
| 12 |
Alexandria city, Virginia
|
146,294
|
| 13 |
Hampton city, Virginia
|
136,836
|
| 14 |
Stafford County, Virginia
|
134,352
|
| 15 |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
|
125,684
|
| 16 |
Albemarle County, Virginia
|
102,251
|
| 17 |
Hanover County, Virginia
|
100,668
|
| 18 |
Roanoke city, Virginia
|
97,469
|
| 19 |
Portsmouth city, Virginia
|
96,470
|
| 20 |
Montgomery County, Virginia
|
95,194
|
| 21 |
Roanoke County, Virginia
|
92,901
|
| 22 |
Suffolk city, Virginia
|
85,181
|
| 23 |
Frederick County, Virginia
|
80,317
|
| 24 |
Rockingham County, Virginia
|
77,391
|
| 25 |
Lynchburg city, Virginia
|
77,113
|
| 26 |
Augusta County, Virginia
|
73,658
|
| 27 |
Bedford County, Virginia
|
69,590
|
| 28 |
James City County, Virginia
|
68,967
|
| 29 |
Fauquier County, Virginia
|
66,542
|
| 30 |
York County, Virginia
|
66,146
|
| 31 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
|
62,807
|
| 32 |
Franklin County, Virginia
|
56,411
|
| 33 |
Washington County, Virginia
|
55,190
|
| 34 |
Campbell County, Virginia
|
55,163
|
| 35 |
Henry County, Virginia
|
52,969
|
| 36 |
Harrisonburg city, Virginia
|
50,981
|
| 37 |
Culpeper County, Virginia
|
47,911
|
| 38 |
Tazewell County, Virginia
|
44,268
|
| 39 |
Charlottesville city, Virginia
|
43,956
|
| 40 |
Danville city, Virginia
|
42,996
|
| 41 |
Shenandoah County, Virginia
|
42,583
|
| 42 |
Wise County, Virginia
|
40,918
|
| 43 |
Manassas city, Virginia
|
40,605
|
| 44 |
Warren County, Virginia
|
38,070
|
| 45 |
Prince George County, Virginia
|
36,941
|
| 46 |
Gloucester County, Virginia
|
36,886
|
| 47 |
Halifax County, Virginia
|
35,849
|
| 48 |
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
|
35,399
|
| 49 |
Pulaski County, Virginia
|
34,736
|
| 50 |
Orange County, Virginia
|
34,246
|
| 51 |
Louisa County, Virginia
|
33,430
|
| 52 |
Accomack County, Virginia
|
33,341
|
| 53 |
Botetourt County, Virginia
|
33,154
|
| 54 |
Amherst County, Virginia
|
32,384
|
| 55 |
Petersburg city, Virginia
|
31,973
|
| 56 |
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
|
31,749
|
| 57 |
Smyth County, Virginia
|
31,718
|
| 58 |
Carroll County, Virginia
|
29,851
|
| 59 |
Wythe County, Virginia
|
29,251
|
| 60 |
Caroline County, Virginia
|
28,972
|
| 61 |
Russell County, Virginia
|
28,445
|
| 62 |
Powhatan County, Virginia
|
28,123
|
| 63 |
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
|
27,994
|
| 64 |
Fredericksburg city, Virginia
|
27,307
|
| 65 |
Winchester city, Virginia
|
26,881
|
| 66 |
Fluvanna County, Virginia
|
25,967
|
| 67 |
Lee County, Virginia
|
25,474
|
| 68 |
Salem city, Virginia
|
24,970
|
| 69 |
King George County, Virginia
|
24,500
|
| 70 |
Staunton city, Virginia
|
23,921
|
| 71 |
Page County, Virginia
|
23,895
|
| 72 |
Buchanan County, Virginia
|
23,859
|
| 73 |
Fairfax city, Virginia
|
23,461
|
| 74 |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
|
23,238
|
| 75 |
Scott County, Virginia
|
22,781
|
| 76 |
Rockbridge County, Virginia
|
22,394
|
| 77 |
Hopewell city, Virginia
|
22,348
|
| 78 |
Goochland County, Virginia
|
21,347
|
| 79 |
Waynesboro city, Virginia
|
21,107
|
| 80 |
New Kent County, Virginia
|
19,169
|
| 81 |
Greene County, Virginia
|
18,771
|
| 82 |
Patrick County, Virginia
|
18,451
|
| 83 |
Southampton County, Virginia
|
18,409
|
| 84 |
Bristol city, Virginia
|
17,662
|
| 85 |
Westmoreland County, Virginia
|
17,524
|
| 86 |
Colonial Heights city, Virginia
|
17,479
|
| 87 |
Buckingham County, Virginia
|
17,088
|
| 88 |
Brunswick County, Virginia
|
17,010
|
| 89 |
Giles County, Virginia
|
16,928
|
| 90 |
Radford city, Virginia
|
16,685
|
| 91 |
Alleghany County, Virginia
|
16,230
|
| 92 |
King William County, Virginia
|
15,981
|
| 93 |
Nottoway County, Virginia
|
15,830
|
| 94 |
Manassas Park city, Virginia
|
15,798
|
| 95 |
Dickenson County, Virginia
|
15,690
|
| 96 |
Floyd County, Virginia
|
15,390
|
| 97 |
Grayson County, Virginia
|
15,183
|
| 98 |
Williamsburg city, Virginia
|
15,167
|
| 99 |
Appomattox County, Virginia
|
15,128
|
| 100 |
Nelson County, Virginia
|
14,827
|
| 101 |
Clarke County, Virginia
|
14,323
|
| 102 |
Martinsville city, Virginia
|
13,733
|
| 103 |
Falls Church city, Virginia
|
13,229
|
| 104 |
Madison County, Virginia
|
13,200
|
| 105 |
Amelia County, Virginia
|
12,759
|
| 106 |
Lunenburg County, Virginia
|
12,588
|
| 107 |
Charlotte County, Virginia
|
12,404
|
| 108 |
Northumberland County, Virginia
|
12,346
|
| 109 |
Northampton County, Virginia
|
12,226
|
| 110 |
Poquoson city, Virginia
|
12,097
|
| 111 |
Sussex County, Virginia
|
11,972
|
| 112 |
Greensville County, Virginia
|
11,851
|
| 113 |
Lancaster County, Virginia
|
11,236
|
| 114 |
Essex County, Virginia
|
11,233
|
| 115 |
Middlesex County, Virginia
|
10,822
|
| 116 |
Cumberland County, Virginia
|
9,849
|
| 117 |
Richmond County, Virginia
|
9,059
|
| 118 |
Mathews County, Virginia
|
8,884
|
| 119 |
Franklin city, Virginia
|
8,528
|
| 120 |
Rappahannock County, Virginia
|
7,456
|
| 121 |
Charles City County, Virginia
|
7,157
|
| 122 |
King and Queen County, Virginia
|
7,046
|
| 123 |
Lexington city, Virginia
|
6,998
|
| 124 |
Galax city, Virginia
|
6,908
|
| 125 |
Surry County, Virginia
|
6,844
|
| 126 |
Bland County, Virginia
|
6,738
|
| 127 |
Buena Vista city, Virginia
|
6,707
|
| 128 |
Bedford city, Virginia
|
5,964
|
| 129 |
Covington city, Virginia
|
5,771
|
| 130 |
Emporia city, Virginia
|
5,740
|
| 131 |
Craig County, Virginia
|
5,213
|
| 132 |
Bath County, Virginia
|
4,652
|
| 133 |
Norton city, Virginia
|
4,068
|
| 134 |
Highland County, Virginia
|
2,245
|